Fair lottery at beginning but then the hosts alters the list so her friends go up whenever they want. It's worth going. You will get up. You will also get pushed a few times.
I went here a few times and normally a good chill place. But one night there were a lot of douches there and after my set where I made awesome jokes my friend informed me that there was a middle aged man who during the middle of my set kept making fart noises. they weren't ironic fart noises either. They were fart noises in the same manner as a ten year old doing them in elementary school. Why did no one shame this douche for acting like a douche. I still go to this open mic but I am disapointed that anyone can go into this room and ruin someones set by making fart noises and not at least be glared at or made to feel a little ashamed.
The show is in the cozy back room. The show is from 7-10pm. It's lotto but you can sign up for a 5 min spot or a 3 min spot. The 3 min spots are zippered in between every five minute spot. Cool idea, actually. Room is packed with all comedians. A hip room, lots of beards and black rimmed 60's glasses you see on Mad Men. :-) Kind of the Spaceland rock club for comedy. I dig it. - Brett Gilbert
Yeah ironic fart noises, like when a black fly farts in your chardonnay. the crowd was really cool in spite of being all comics. or if Lady Gaga would've farted in that egg because only she would have to hear it and only she would have smell it.
Yea the host puts a million comics up that jus came through and never even entered the lottery making comics that did get picked have to wait and wait and wait. If you aren't in with the click that does this open Mic u won't get respected and u will get bumped to the end of the show when the room is completely dead. I didn't like it at all.
Here's how you break into the clique and become one of those privileged bastards that people seem to hate: stop whining and keep showing up. Same at any venue. I've been doing this one for a year pretty consistently, and I am just now being intro-ed as a "new" regular. So zip up your man suit and show up, go on late, bomb, and come back next week.
Hey "new regular" imagine if you put that energy into getting into a real club instead of pretentious open micers. Peer approval isn't worth much. Any open mic you have to "put your time in" to just be accepted sucks.
I agree with many people here: I got pushed to something like third-to-last when my name was definitely at least ten spots higher. This isn't about "man pants" or some other bullshit. It's about respecting people's time and efforts.
I live round the corner and went a while back. I did exactly the same set that killed at the Comedy Store a few nights previous and got nothing. Half way through my set I realized it wasn't so much me as them. There's a very heavy clique atmosphere and little respect for anyone outside it.. in fact it was bordering on hostility. I'm going again tonight and maybe I'll change my mind but was NOT impressed last time.
Yea that clique shit is so true man, Iv had that feeling before like they dont like a funny outsider, get a life people its just comedy. Actin like basketball wives!!! But yea i guess its something you have to work through
c'mon this place is great. ive been going there for years and the truth is that many of the comics there are good and when an outsiders thinks he/she has it together (the spot) will let you know if you're right. I had sucked big at this place and I also rocked it. Be prepare to flow and not to dump your material on the audience and expect standing ovation. relax and do your job :)
The craziest thing about this comment thread is that everyone is right :-P
1. It's clique-y
2. You will get bumped till late if you don't "know someone"
3. The room is hard, but WILL laugh if you really kill it. Don't expect to work out loose concepts though you'll get no feedback unless it's HILARIOUS.
4. If you want to practice getting your A material to infallible level then this is the place to go. Similar to Brewco, which isn't that surprising since you see a lot of the same people that go there at this place.
5. If you show up enough times in a row (it has to be in a row or close to it) you will get modest respect. Not sure about actually getting in "the clique" everyone is talking about that supposedly gets you on earlier since I've never managed to do so.
Fair lottery at beginning but then the hosts alters the list so her friends go up whenever they want. It's worth going. You will get up. You will also get pushed a few times.
ReplyDeleteGood mic. Super nice hosts. Unlike many of the other LA mics, here the other perfomers are actually respectful and watch other sets besides their own.
ReplyDeleteAwesome place. enough said.
ReplyDeletereally nice place and one of my favorite open mics. consistently a great positive atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteThis is the best open mic in Los Angeles.
ReplyDeleteI went here a few times and normally a good chill place. But one night there were a lot of douches there and after my set where I made awesome jokes my friend informed me that there was a middle aged man who during the middle of my set kept making fart noises. they weren't ironic fart noises either. They were fart noises in the same manner as a ten year old doing them in elementary school. Why did no one shame this douche for acting like a douche. I still go to this open mic but I am disapointed that anyone can go into this room and ruin someones set by making fart noises and not at least be glared at or made to feel a little ashamed.
ReplyDeleteThe show is in the cozy back room. The show is from 7-10pm. It's lotto but you can sign up for a 5 min spot or a 3 min spot. The 3 min spots are zippered in between every five minute spot. Cool idea, actually. Room is packed with all comedians. A hip room, lots of beards and black rimmed 60's glasses you see on Mad Men. :-) Kind of the Spaceland rock club for comedy. I dig it. - Brett Gilbert
ReplyDeleteIronic fart noises?
ReplyDeleteYeah ironic fart noises, like when a black fly farts in your chardonnay. the crowd was really cool in spite of being all comics. or if Lady Gaga would've farted in that egg because only she would have to hear it and only she would have smell it.
ReplyDeleteYeah man, that's crazy your jokes didn't work.
ReplyDeleteIf that guy wouldn't have farted in the middle of my set back in 79', I'd be living in Bel Air to Eddie Murphy and Jim Carrey.
ReplyDeleteYea the host puts a million comics up that jus came through and never even entered the lottery making comics that did get picked have to wait and wait and wait. If you aren't in with the click that does this open Mic u won't get respected and u will get bumped to the end of the show when the room is completely dead. I didn't like it at all.
ReplyDeleteHere's how you break into the clique and become one of those privileged bastards that people seem to hate: stop whining and keep showing up. Same at any venue. I've been doing this one for a year pretty consistently, and I am just now being intro-ed as a "new" regular. So zip up your man suit and show up, go on late, bomb, and come back next week.
ReplyDeleteHey "new regular" imagine if you put that energy into getting into a real club instead of pretentious open micers. Peer approval isn't worth much. Any open mic you have to "put your time in" to just be accepted sucks.
ReplyDeleteI agree with many people here: I got pushed to something like third-to-last when my name was definitely at least ten spots higher. This isn't about "man pants" or some other bullshit. It's about respecting people's time and efforts.
ReplyDeletemake sure you bring your ironic t-shirt, and expect to go near the end to an empty room unless you "know someone".
ReplyDeleteI live round the corner and went a while back. I did exactly the same set that killed at the Comedy Store a few nights previous and got nothing. Half way through my set I realized it wasn't so much me as them. There's a very heavy clique atmosphere and little respect for anyone outside it.. in fact it was bordering on hostility.
ReplyDeleteI'm going again tonight and maybe I'll change my mind but was NOT impressed last time.
the coffee is hilarious
ReplyDeleteYea that clique shit is so true man, Iv had that feeling before like they dont like a funny outsider, get a life people its just comedy. Actin like basketball wives!!! But yea i guess its something you have to work through
ReplyDeletec'mon this place is great. ive been going there for years and the truth is that many of the comics there are good and when an outsiders thinks he/she has it together (the spot) will let you know if you're right. I had sucked big at this place and I also rocked it. Be prepare to flow and not to dump your material on the audience and expect standing ovation. relax and do your job :)
ReplyDeleteThe craziest thing about this comment thread is that everyone is right :-P
ReplyDelete1. It's clique-y
2. You will get bumped till late if you don't "know someone"
3. The room is hard, but WILL laugh if you really kill it. Don't expect to work out loose concepts though you'll get no feedback unless it's HILARIOUS.
4. If you want to practice getting your A material to infallible level then this is the place to go. Similar to Brewco, which isn't that surprising since you see a lot of the same people that go there at this place.
5. If you show up enough times in a row (it has to be in a row or close to it) you will get modest respect. Not sure about actually getting in "the clique" everyone is talking about that supposedly gets you on earlier since I've never managed to do so.
I went tonight and they said it was cancelled on Wednesdays! What gives?
ReplyDeleteThis open mic was cancelled. Megan, the contact person listed, confirmed it via email. Not sure why badslava hasn't been updated yet.
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